Join automotive multi-platform media company GarageMonkey as they present intimate interviews with some of social media’s most popular and followed influencers — social media-focused content creators and personalities. Social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and others have changed the way your current and future customers learn about your product, engage with your brand and each other, and build lasting relationships with you and your products. Join the conversation with individuals who have tapped into this vast new audience of enthusiasts. They’re car guys who speak to the digital generation, have amassed tremendous audiences on Facebook, YouTube, and other social platforms, and influence the decisions of the next generation of customers.

Buy a beer, pull up a seat, and join host Jeff Allen of SkidMarks as he has an entertaining conversation with personalities from automotive, music, and the business world. Learn what makes these successful people tick and what fuels their passion. Cash Bar.

I-CAR, the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, is returning to the SEMA Show in 2017 with I-CAR training available to attendees each day of the SEMA Show. I-CAR training is structured around individual’s roles as collision industry professionals and helps achieve the knowledge required to advance in the industry.

I-CAR, the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, is returning to the SEMA Show in 2017 with I-CAR training available to attendees each day of the SEMA Show. I-CAR training is structured around individual’s roles as collision industry professionals and helps achieve the knowledge required to advance in the industry.

Join expert panelists as they discuss Social Media and many of the tips and tricks they've learned over the years that will help to build your brand; personal or for business! Gain insight on all Social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Snapchat. Learn about building your organic audience from scratch to creating content to push through to your channels. Find out when the best times to post are as well as other growth hacking tips.

SEMA members have a unique opportunity to schedule a free one-on-one meeting with an intellectual property rights, tax or antitrust attorney. An investment banker with experience advising on mergers, acquisitions and raising capital will also be available. Private meetings are available in 20 minute segments. Please specify your area of interest when you schedule your appointment(s), so that we can pair you with an attorney or expert specializing in that discipline.

SCRS REPAIRER DRIVEN EDUCATION (RDE) series will feature seminar offerings. Each of the courses has been individually selected or crafted by SCRS because the content specifically focuses on issues and information that are relevant to collision repair professionals operating in today’s marketplace, and appeals to the diverse array of marketplace perspectives that exist within the collision repair industry.

SCRS REPAIRER DRIVEN EDUCATION (RDE) series will feature seminar offerings. Each of the courses has been individually selected or crafted by SCRS because the content specifically focuses on issues and information that are relevant to collision repair professionals operating in today’s marketplace, and appeals to the diverse array of marketplace perspectives that exist within the collision repair industry.

SCRS REPAIRER DRIVEN EDUCATION (RDE) series will feature seminar offerings. Each of the courses has been individually selected or crafted by SCRS because the content specifically focuses on issues and information that are relevant to collision repair professionals operating in today’s marketplace, and appeals to the diverse array of marketplace perspectives that exist within the collision repair industry.

RD13 - Creative Compensation Solutions – How to Develop, Pay and Motivate Employees in a Team Environment

In the old days of tire and wheel balancing, the biggest challenges for technicians were selecting the right type of wheel weight and finding top dead center so the numbers would come up 0.00 on a consistent basis. It was a simple and fast process with few surprises. Fast forward to 2017 and balancing has surpassed the “hang two weights and come up 0.00’s” era to one where the growing need for tape weights creates a situation where the balance is only as good as the machine and the technician. Tire and wheel balancing is becoming an art as the design changes in wheels require a higher level of understanding with today’s tire balancers. Join a panel of balancing experts who will provide their thoughts on the steps that technicians can take to improve the quality and performance of every tire balance.

Seven years ago, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) introduced the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program in order to improve commercial vehicle safety by holding motor carriers and accountable for their roles in highway safety. By most accounts, CSA has had a positive impact on safety while changing the way that trucks and trailers are maintained and serviced. This session will discuss recent changes to CSA and how the scores are developed as well as reported. In the hands of the right commercial tire service provider, CSA has become a valuable tool that dealers are using to increase revenue. Come learn about how the methodology behind CSA is having a profound effect on the commercial tire service industry.

Connected and automated vehicle technologies, advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS), and other mobility options will significantly improve safety. The aftermarket industry is playing an increasingly important role in retrofitting and installing many of these systems and technologies on the 250-million vehicles already on U.S. roads. Listen and learn as a panel of experts discusses how advanced-vehicle technology is transforming the automotive and aftermarket industries, and explores the challenges and opportunities posed by evolving vehicle technologies and mobility options.

Learn about SEMA career resources that can help your business find top talent, provide HR support, or help you land your dream job. SEMA now offers a full service Career Center to support your business and professional development.

A team of experts in both traditional and online marketing will help guide you through the huge changes in how to market your products and services, beginning with the critical role your website plays in opening the door. We will discuss the relevance of print ads, and will then give you examples and steps you can take to create your own content, and easily target your specific audience with google, Facebook and You Tube advertising, with suggestions on how to create analytics to help prove what is or is not working.

Are TV builds a reality? What does it take to be a successful vehicle builder? How do you differentiate yourself? How do you grow your reputation as a top-tier builder? What are the pitfalls? Who do you partner with? Get answers to these questions and more from some of the industries most respected builders.

SCRS REPAIRER DRIVEN EDUCATION (RDE) series will feature seminar offerings. Each of the courses has been individually selected or crafted by SCRS because the content specifically focuses on issues and information that are relevant to collision repair professionals operating in today’s marketplace, and appeals to the diverse array of marketplace perspectives that exist within the collision repair industry.

RD18 - Get Attached to Following Procedures: A Comprehensive Guide to OEM Joining

SCRS REPAIRER DRIVEN EDUCATION (RDE) series will feature seminar offerings. Each of the courses has been individually selected or crafted by SCRS because the content specifically focuses on issues and information that are relevant to collision repair professionals operating in today’s marketplace, and appeals to the diverse array of marketplace perspectives that exist within the collision repair industry.

SCRS REPAIRER DRIVEN EDUCATION (RDE) series will feature seminar offerings. Each of the courses has been individually selected or crafted by SCRS because the content specifically focuses on issues and information that are relevant to collision repair professionals operating in today’s marketplace, and appeals to the diverse array of marketplace perspectives that exist within the collision repair industry.

I-CAR, the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, is returning to the SEMA Show in 2017 with I-CAR training available to attendees each day of the SEMA Show. I-CAR training is structured around individual’s roles as collision industry professionals and helps achieve the knowledge required to advance in the industry.

Learn how to fabricate 3D shapes safely and efficiently without a CNC machine. Bryan Schmitt’s innovative fabrication processes demonstrate how to use a router table and router safety sled to enhance repeatable creativity and do it with safety in mind. Build amazing trim panels, dash face plates, speaker adapters and other parts that have professional-grade profiles that support visual and functional elements of factory-like automotive interior design.

I-CAR, the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, is returning to the SEMA Show in 2017 with I-CAR training available to attendees each day of the SEMA Show. I-CAR training is structured around individual’s roles as collision industry professionals and helps achieve the knowledge required to advance in the industry.